September 7, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

US intel boss Grenell roasts reporters as ‘too young’ to grasp Serbia-Kosovo deal, then explains it as a… ‘whole bunch of stuff’

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

Richard Grenell unloaded on reporters for failing to get to the bottom of a US-brokered Serbia-Kosovo deal, but his own description of it seemed spectacularly unspecific. The Internet couldn’t let him get away with that. … Read More >US intel boss Grenell roasts reporters as ‘too young’ to grasp Serbia-Kosovo deal, then explains it as a… ‘whole bunch of stuff’

World

Tens of thousands again hit streets of Minsk as protests continue across Belarus for 4th consecutive weekend (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

Huge crowds of anti-government protesters have again gathered in central Minsk, as mass rallies continue across Belarus driven by public outrage at the outcome of last month’s presidential election, which many feel was rigged. … Read More >Tens of thousands again hit streets of Minsk as protests continue across Belarus for 4th consecutive weekend (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Global economy won’t return to pre-pandemic levels ‘for a long time’ – Deutsche Bank

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

In another gloomy outlook for the global economy, Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing warned that it could take the world much longer to recover economically from Covid-19 than previously thought. … Read More >Global economy won’t return to pre-pandemic levels ‘for a long time’ – Deutsche Bank

Russia

Craig Murray: Opposition figure Navalny may possibly have been targeted by Russian state, but Western narrative doesn’t add up

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

Once Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny was in Berlin it was only a matter of time before it was declared that he was poisoned with Novichok. The Russophobes are delighted. … Read More >Craig Murray: Opposition figure Navalny may possibly have been targeted by Russian state, but Western narrative doesn’t add up

Russia

German FM links Nord Stream 2 to Navalny, threatens sanctions as Moscow accuses Berlin of dragging feet on alleged poisoning probe

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

The alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny could see Berlin cancel the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and press the EU to consider other sanctions against Moscow, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said. … Read More >German FM links Nord Stream 2 to Navalny, threatens sanctions as Moscow accuses Berlin of dragging feet on alleged poisoning probe

USA

US spying program is violating rules on protecting citizen privacy rights, but carry on, FISA court tells FBI

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

The US FISA court has authorized the FBI to continue using a warrantless surveillance program that taps conversations between Americans and non-citizens overseas despite finding that the government is violating privacy rules. … Read More >US spying program is violating rules on protecting citizen privacy rights, but carry on, FISA court tells FBI

UK

Police hunting for suspect after series of stabbing attacks in Birmingham, UK, leaves 1 dead and 7 injured

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

One man has died and two other people are seriously injured after a spate of stabbings in Birmingham city center. Police have launched a murder investigation and are hunting for one suspect who is still at large. … Read More >Police hunting for suspect after series of stabbing attacks in Birmingham, UK, leaves 1 dead and 7 injured

Shows

Mike Davis: Coronavirus is just the start, we are now in the age of pandemics!

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to historian and award-winning author of ‘The Monster Enters: Covid-19, Avian Flu and the Plagues of Capitalism,’ Mike Davis, who predicted that we were imminently due a viral pandemic. … Read More >Mike Davis: Coronavirus is just the start, we are now in the age of pandemics!

USA

‘Threat to ALL journalists’? Facebook temporarily DISABLES account of reporter who livestreamed armed groups in Louisville

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

Facebook suddenly disabled the account of video journalist Ford Fischer as he was covering armed protests on Saturday in Louisville, raising fears that Big Tech censors are classifying newsgathering as incitement to violence. … Read More >‘Threat to ALL journalists’? Facebook temporarily DISABLES account of reporter who livestreamed armed groups in Louisville

USA

‘I judge a man by his actions’: VA secretary says Trump’s pro-troop policies belie media narrative that he disparaged veterans

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

US Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie dismissed media reports that Donald Trump disparaged the nation’s war dead as “losers,” saying the president honors those who fought for the country by taking real steps to help them. … Read More >‘I judge a man by his actions’: VA secretary says Trump’s pro-troop policies belie media narrative that he disparaged veterans